Sources
IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.
Conflicts resolved (1 field)
- theme
- IPDB Baseball IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Baseball used
Sources agree (5 fields)
- technology_generation
- electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- month
- 4 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- year
- 1938 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 2902 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
Single source (8 fields)
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- IPDB Western Equipment & Supply Company used
- ipdb.image_urls
- IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/2902/image-2.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2902/image-3.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2902/image-4.png"] used
- ipdb.notes
- IPDB This game was introduced to the trade in April 1938 by Jimmy Johnson, President of Western Equipment and Supply Company. This company, which had been in operation since 1934, went bankrupt sometime in 1938 and Johnson was forced to give up his role as President. The last ad we found for any game under the name Western Equipment and Supply Company was in The Billboard, Aug-13-1938 page 78, and Johnson was still quoted in article as the "head" of the company. The first ad we found for any game under the reorganized name, Western Products, Inc., was in The Billboard, Sep-24-1938 page 90, and where Johnson was identified as an "official" of the company. After this, articles began quoting only Don Anderson, the sales manager of the company. In December 1938, the new company changed the name of this Novelty game to '1939 Baseball' as seen in their picture ads at that time, although their text-only articles still referred to this game as 'Baseball' until March of 1939. Both games had a non-illuminating marquee attached to the rear of the game (basically a flat piece of wood with curved upper corners and with the game name painted on it) and their names on this marquee appears to be their only difference. The new company boasted continuous strong production of this game since April. Because the company name change occurred prior to the game name change, it's possible that games with the single name 'Baseball' on their marquees could have been produced under both company names. However, we don�t know how we would determine this as we don�t yet know where on/in the game either company would have branded the game with their company name, if they did. This game was made in various models and under a few different names until 1941 when the company went out of business. In this listing, all games will have these features: � A non-illuminating flat board marquee indicting the name 'Baseball' with no year overlaid on top of the name. � No free game button to the immediate right of the coin slide. See also Western Products' 1938 '1939 Baseball (Novelty Model)'. Per Ed Gaida's book, Jimmy Johnson's Western Companies , Johnson acquired all patents from the bankrupt Pacific Amusement Company including a patent on a device to deliver a ball from below the playfield. If your game has either company name affixed to it anywhere inside or out, please contact us with its location and a good picture of it. If you have manufacturer documentation in any form, please contact us. used
- ipdb.notable_features
- IPDB 3 outs ends game. Cabinet advertised as 32 inches wide, 44 inches long, and 54 inches high. used
- corporate_entity
- Flipcommons Catalog western-equipment-supply-company used
- title
- Flipcommons Catalog baseball-7 used
- name
- Flipcommons Catalog Baseball used
- slug
- Flipcommons Catalog baseball-8 used